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“U.S. wine exports to Canada dropped 96% in the second quarter—from nearly $111 million last year to under $4 million this year—and the U.S. wine trade surplus with Canada has flipped to a deficit for the first time ever.”

California’s Wine Industry Is in Crisis

Changing drinking habits, falling prices, tariffs and the weather are forcing winemakers to do the unthinkable: rip up the vines.

www.wsj.com

🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 23h

Definitely prioritize football and hockey, but my youngest got really into baseball this year so we watched a lot of Cubs games this summer . Always a cubs fan though since I was little. Go Cubs Go!

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

a group of baseball players are dancing in a dugout with the words go cubs go on the bottom

ALT: a group of baseball players are dancing in a dugout with the words go cubs go on the bottom

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

This checks out

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

Ok this is unfair to Bluesky.

Bluesky is firmly middle-aged social media. Facebook is geriatric.

🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

Peace everywhere but the home front.

🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

You can’t make me watch a Chris Pratt movie about an AI judge.

donald duck is making a stop sign with his hand in front of a black background .

ALT: donald duck is making a stop sign with his hand in front of a black background .

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

Well, time to put on the Cubs or football. Same Sabres.

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

Yes he’s a scumbag, but why are they at a fucking Ritz-Carlton to begin with.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

Spoke too soon

🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 2d

Sabres have played well, probably wasting some A+ goaltending

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 2d

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 4d

shooting clergy, when has that ever gone poorly.....

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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🦬Jimbo 🦬 @politicaljimbo.bsky.social · 4d

Funny how that happens a lot……

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 5d

Look at this.

White House has said that the US to take 10% stake in Trilogy Metals, $TMQ.

It is up 215% in after hours.

Did someone know? Looks like it.

There was an unusual $TMQ call today, expiring next week. Usually, it gets no options volume.

It was placed JUST BEFORE close.

Unusual.